Jens Lekman -- 9:30 sellout?

[Darth Ed]

Fun, fun show! I think I smiled during Lekman's whole set, as I bopped along to his catchy pop songs. Even the slower, sparser songs were a joy to experience. The main highlight for me was "The Cold Swedish Winter". I found Jens to be very congenial and amiable, and I look forward to seeing him again in the future. I'm so glad I went!

[frazman]

This was a phenomenal show, real tight set list . . . I enjoyed myself so very much.

[slowgraffiti]

i stuck around for more songs but there were none, they didn't seem to know any of the afterparty details either.
 what a wonderful show, he had the most charming smile the whole while he was performing.
 i think i'll go to tomorrow's.

[lomein]

Jens was pretty great. I think he should have left his maids in Sweden though. They looked kind of pissed to be there.

[daves122]

Can anyone post a set list?

[nkotb]

He didn't play "Draw a Dinosaur For Me" from the Insect EP?  Blah   :roll:  
 
 Seriously though, fantastic show.  I'm with Hoya when he said he hadn't gone into a show for a while with this level of excitement.  I've been fairly obsessed with "You're So Silent" since I picked it up, and the show delivered.
 
 He was pretty sweet and modest without being overly precious, and the songs sounds great live.  It was particularly cool to hear the samples done live, and as hokey as it may sound, the choreography brought a smile to my face every time.
 
 Beyond "Julie" and the opening track on Kortedala, I can't think of anything else that I would've wanted to hear.  "You are the Light" absolutely killed it for me, and I don't even really like "Pocketful of Money" but I agree I dont' think there was a better way to end the show.

[miss pretentious]

oh my my my. how fantastic last night's show was. i too was bopping my head all night long. really, really amazing.
 
 i feel for people who missed out on this. post show, a couple of his milk maids were down in the red room playing pinball and continuing to be sickeningly adorable.
 
 and, i do believe it ended up selling out.

[Vas Deferens]

yeah.....where to start...I want more...
 
 "Black Cab" sounded so good, with the strings sounding like the strings from "Higher Power". Did anyone notice?
 
 Probably one of the best shows this year for me. They announced that it was sold out around 9:15 pm.

[nkotb]

Sorry to miss you, Joe & Miss P, but it was too packed to find anyone by the time I got there. I think Joe's right; a guy next to me bought what I'd guess were the last tickets.
 
 Miss P, that off the grid trade will have to wait for Dino Jr.

[miss pretentious]

Originally posted by nkotb:
  Sorry to miss you, Joe & Miss P, but it was too packed to find anyone by the time I got there. I think Joe's right; a guy next to me bought what I'd guess were the last tickets.
 
 Miss P, that off the grid trade will have to wait for Dino Jr.

No worries. I looked around for you all, but:
 1) Never spotted you.
 2) Don't exactly remember what Joe looks like (sorry, post-SP was a bit of a whirl)
 
 I figured you all would be more likely to find me, I was in a navy and white striped sweater shirt/dress. Apparently I was easy to spot, according to my friends who left the group.

[slowgraffiti]

at doors there were only 50 tickets left

[Vas Deferens]

I looked for you. I guess you were not in the back..
 
 

Originally posted by nkotb:
  Sorry to miss you, Joe & Miss P, but it was too packed to find anyone by the time I got there.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Did you look for me?    
 
 I don't say this much (and if I did it would dilute my words), but this show was fantastic.
 
 
 

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
  I looked for you. I guess you were not in the back..
 
   

Originally posted by nkotb:
  Sorry to miss you, Joe & Miss P, but it was too packed to find anyone by the time I got there.

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[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I don't think he played the next to last track on Kortedela, which I quite like. Also, I wish he had done Shirin with full band, though it still would have been impossible to recreate the self harmonies. Also wish he did Pretty Shoes.
 
 I also wish he didn't use the prerecorded backing music. Totally unneccessary and slightly distracting, but still a minor quibble.
 
 
 

Originally posted by nkotb:
 
 
 Beyond "Julie" and the opening track on Kortedala, I can't think of anything else that I would've wanted to hear.  "You are the Light" absolutely killed it for me, and I don't even really like "Pocketful of Money" but I agree I dont' think there was a better way to end the show.

[HoyaSaxa03]

wow, what a love-fest!
 
 i hated it.
 
 (jk)
 
 not to pile on, but i couldn't stop smiling for a long time after the show
 
 ps:  is it weird that i don't care that much for sufjan, but jens is one of my favorites?